Karma has bit me in the ass.

[Dave Reynolds]

Well, the hand actually.

I started a thread about burgers and mad cow disease this week, now today, while cutting CJD-suspected brain, I sliced myself wide and deep with the blade.

That sucks....

x( :mad: :scared: :thumbsdown:

[Shell Beau]

1. Ouch!

:o I hope not too bad!

[Dave Reynolds]

2. Two stitches,

and the major pain-in-the-ass body substance exposure procedures.

[Shell Beau]

4. Yikes! Sorry!

:(

:hug:

[miss_kitty]

3. Oooh!

can you get infected that way? or do the prions need more than that?
:scared:

Was it the new variant?

Edit: Spelling

[Dave Reynolds]

5. One of our neuropathologists tells me

that I have nothing to worry about, that I would have to eat it.

I'm not sure if was the new variant or not, I guess I will know next year one way or the other....

[miss_kitty]

8. yes-I also heard that it has to be eaten a lot.

and I hope the brain was disease free in other more communicable ways...Sorry.

[TheProphetess]

6. That's horrible!

Good vibes coming your way.

[Dave Reynolds]

10. Thank you,

it all helps.

[LaurenG]

7. I'm sorry, I know that would make me a bit worried too

How long until you know if the brain was that of an infected cow? Was it a cow or deer or elk?

[Dave Reynolds]

9. It was human,

stains will be run tomorrow to find plaques and tangles.

I probably am worried for nothing, but it was one of those "oh SHIT" moments.

[LaurenG]

11. Oh shit was what I was thinking

I can't tell you how many times in the 80's I spilled blood or poked myself only to find that none of the specimens were contaminated with anything transmittable. I am sure you'll be fine it's a very scary feeling though. :grouphug: